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Hanne-Sobek-Stadion
Spectators: 10832 (Terracing: 8125, Seating: 2491, VIP seats: 216) Hertha 1969's Nils Hovermann started the match with a crisp pass. The crowd had been anticipating this game for weeks and the excitement in the stadium was easily visible. An unexpectedly hard shot by Gaizka Mendieta in the 4th minute of play forced Hertha 1969's goalkeeper Rune Jarstein to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Nils Hovermann recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 5th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. Rune Jarstein took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Pentti Ojala, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. An unexpectedly hard shot by Zé Paulo da Silva in the 10th minute of play forced Tiger's goalkeeper Josef Witlatschil to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 15th minute Hertha 1969 were awarded a corner. Moritz Hasenjäger went to the cornerflag to take it. A nice corner shot did that Moritz Hasenjäger got away a dangerous shot. Despite this Josef Witlatschil quite easily got ahold of the ball to make the save. An unexpectedly hard shot by Nils Hovermann in the 16th minute of play forced Tiger's goalkeeper Josef Witlatschil to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Zé Paulo da Silva recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 20th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. After a rather tough play, Hertha 1969's Mieszko Barniszke got a free kick in the 22nd minute. In the 24th minute, Nils Hovermann reached a very good position and smashed the ball with a huge effort into the net, just to the left of Josef Witlatschil. The goal made the score 1-0. In the 29th minute of the match Hertha 1969 got a corner. Tiger's goalie ran out to the linesman to protest the call, but the linesman resolutely pointed his flag at the cornerflag. Moritz Hasenjäger ran over to the corner to take the kick. With a little luck, Tiger's Josef Witlatschil got control of the ball when Nils Hovermann tried to sneak it across the goal line. Rune Jarstein took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Pentti Ojala, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Rune Jarstein showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Iwo Sawicki in the 35th minute of the match. Benedikt Bensch recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 36th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. Hertha 1969's Rune Jarstein played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Iwo Sawicki in the 38th minute of play. Rudolf Speed kicked well hit freekick during the 41st minute of the match.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Iwo Sawicki stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. Rune Jarstein took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Lukas Wurm, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Louis Leißner could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 58th minute of the match, but Rune Jarstein made a huge save. Josef Witlatschil showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Nils Hovermann, who was totally free with the ball in the 60th minute. Josef Witlatschil took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Nils Hovermann, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. An unexpectedly hard shot by Moritz Hasenjäger in the 63rd minute of play forced Tiger's goalkeeper Josef Witlatschil to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Rune Jarstein took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Louis Leißner, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Josef Witlatschil showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Zé Paulo da Silva, who was totally free with the ball in the 68th minute. 70 minutes into the match, Tiger's goal looked a bit too open when Benedikt Bensch came free, but Josef Witlatschil reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Tiger's Josef Witlatschil played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Moritz Hasenjäger in the 72nd minute of play. 74 minutes into the game, Gigel Elenescu cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 2-0. Josef Witlatschil was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. A sloppy throw-in by Stefan Mayer in the 79th minute of the game went astray and was snapped up by Tiger's Folko Rebe. Gigel Elenescu recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 83rd minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. After 90 minutes, Gilbert Majkowski mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Tiger and the Hertha 1969 players grew even worse after the yellow card.